04.09.07
Long Time, No See
Hello my wonderfuls!
I realize that I have been a bit slack in posting up here, but while you were all off sleeping in and what not on break, I still had a crazy week of class with papers, exams, and the normal bruhaha. So, down to business then!
District:
GREAT JOB To everyone. I am so proud of you guys; not only in your rankings, but in the overall manner in which you conducted yourselves. You were polite, patient, and graceful about winning. Pats on the back all around. The names and scores are listed below.
Angel Villarreal, 1st place in Dramatic Int.
Taylor DeLaOssa, 1st in Dramatic Int 9/10
Alisha Green and Chris Slattery, 1st in Duo
Kevin Fox, 4th and Alternate to Regionals in Storytelling
Sarah Asman, 1st in Prose
Chris Chamberlain, 2nd in Impromptu
Daniel Thompson, 1st in Children’s Storytelling
Mike Tien, 1st in TV Broadcasting
Kelly Dunnigan, 2nd in TV Broadcasting
Congrats again to all!
So, now to the important information: REGIONALS.
Date: Sat April 21st
Bus Leaves: 5:30AM
The tournament direction hopes to have awards around 5:30pm, so then I would anticipate being home around 8pm, but you guys know how these things flex back and forth…..
This is like a normal tournament day. You will need to bring money for food, things to keep you entertained, etc.
What is different is that the Top 5 from each event go on to States, not top three.
Friends and Parents are welcome to come. Friends that are students I need to have a signed bus slip and a written note for. Parents need nothing, but it would be nice if you told me they were coming.
Practice is on Mon/Wed/Fri as usual. I can not tell you how crucial this is. You have all just gone a week and a half with out practice. You are rusty. Believe me. On top of that, Regionals is tough. We have alot of talented schools who we will be competing with in our Region. You need to be practicing twice a week, and running through your piece every night at home. Broadcasters listen to NPR on 90.5fm. As high intelligence beings, you are able to mimic what you hear, and this is what you’re going for. Plus, staying abreast of current events (esp if you’ve tuned stuff out the past week or so) will help you with your editorials (the clincher in a round).
On a less serious note, I’m thinking somewhere in the second week of May for our parent night. Let me know (seniors I know you’re swamped).
As always, let me know if you have any questions, concerns, comments (in forensics or otherwise). You know my email.
Hugs to all,
Laura C
